This update was absolutely positively marvelous! Instantly one of my favorite movies of all time! It was a rendition that exceeded expectations and surpassed the original childhood classic and made my inner child extremely joyful! My day was immediately filled with joy after watching this magical musical and with this movie being a low-key hood VHS classic, I felt so included as the reassurance of the concept, that theater is blind was in full effect! Seriously, I am 31 and enamored with this film: my favorite improvement was the dual story and the dramatic moment when they connected that sent chills through my spine due to the lead actresses exceptional delivery!

The climax was absolutely climatic, dramatic, satisfying, and beautiful all at the same time! The spelling B song and choreography was remarkable, a certified hit surpassing my previous favorite alphabetic song 'alphabetical slaughter' by Papoose, so to me they spit fire bar after fire bar while visually taking the viewer to school with the overall delivery! I actually started crying at the final song, possibly because I felt it was so uplifting for those of us whom have suffered and have been beaten up throughout difficult times in life (that many viewers whom never were involved in any unpleasant struggles may not understand) & was encouraged by the message delivered there.

I didn't mind the parts they opted not to include as primary concepts because I feel they have created a far more relatable film, as a result of removing such demonstration of a hideous household & so I felt removing that (child vs family) dynamic made it even more appropriate for children... I found it visually appealing in all regards, as the color grading, lenses, and camera angles used were extremely high quality. The pace of the film was also perfectly smooth. The underlying musical score was top notch and the overall casting was spot on for this musical! Therefore thi dazzling gem of a movie easily climbs into my top 5 all time (where I am finding that PG-13 type content seems to be overtaking my list), joining Hamilton as the second amazing musical to outshine other genres.

Nostalgic yet relatable throughout, without being too goody-goody in terms of predictability, I always appreciate modern content that keeps you unsure of what will happen next..I feel many who didn't rate this at least a 9/10, must have been expecting a carbon copy of the original in which case we all know that they could simply turn that one on instead. Nevertheless the only drawbacks I found in this film were that the teachers songs were pretty weak in terms of quality yet nevertheless they helped with the overall pace of this film.

I'm excited to see what this actresses is capable of as she grows, just as I have found myself checking in on the original Matilda actress throughout the year (keep in mind, I was already a fan of Matilda, having seen it a hundred times on VHS, but never considered it a masterpiece or anything)... Well done everyone! I now absolutely need to go search and see if the phrase "I've been busy!" (that sent thrilling nostalgic chills through my mind for some reason) was indeed a line from the original... Because if my theory (having not seen the original in many years) is true and it's not from some other source, then mannnnnnn that line is truly iconic! Fingers crossed it was so I don't feel I over exaggerated the significance of that moment!

I love the entire spirit & character of Matilda as created by Ronald Dahl, and these actors once again absolutely crushed it! I can't wait to introduce this magic to children of my own, but for now I get to enjoy this experience as if a big child, and hope all my brothers and sisters find this gem & watch alongside their children as well!